£120 for both sides of a group of coins or medals (two separate
images)

Delivery of existing images is £40 for up to 3 images and £15
per additional image

Images can be sent via a secure web
link for no delivery charge on payment of licence fee.

Restrictions:

Photographs will not be supplied if:

the object in question is unavailable because it is on loan to another institution, or if it is being conserved (in which case we might not be able to access it).

the Museum does not hold the copyright of the object (for example, works by a living artist).

there are reasons connected with the security, preservation or particular cultural sensitivity of an object (as for example may apply to human remains or objects sacred to living communities) that lead us to conclude the object should not be photographed in the public interest.

How to commission new photography

To request an image, please contact the BM
Images picture library by email with the following
information:

Your name

Email address

Daytime telephone number

Details of the object you wish to be photographed (if this is a
British Museum object, include the object name and number)

View (front, back, element of interest)

Other specialist requirements/notes

Use (please describe briefly what the photograph is to be used
for. If this is a publication, enter the expected print run and the
publication date).

Commission 3D photographs

While we do not currently offer a 3D imaging service, we may be
able to fulfil orders for commissioned 3D photographs of objects,
depending on availability of resources and scheduling
restrictions.
If you would be interested in commissioning a 3D photograph of an
object, please inquire by e-mailing sales@bmimages.com.

The commission will incur a fee and the Museum’s general
copyright and permissions policies will apply to the use of the
resulting 3D photograph and object printout.